Water-sprinkler



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No. 351,362. Patented Oct. 26,1886.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

STEPHEN M. ORAVVFORD, OF SARANAG, MICHIGAN.

WATER-SPRINKLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 351,362, dated October 26, 1886.

Application filed July 9, 1886. Serial No. 207,591.

T0 at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STEPHEN M. CRAWFORD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Saranac, in the county of Ionia and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tater-Sprinklers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to water-sprinklers for vines, 850., and is especially adapted for applying parisgreen water to potato-vines.

It consists in the novel features more particularly hereinafter referred to and claimed, and shown in the annexed drawings, in which- Figurel is a side view. Fig. 2 isa vertical central section.

The reservoir may be of any suitable size and of any shape in cross-section, and preferably consists of a cylinder, A, closed at its lower end, which. is centrally apertured or otherwise and provided with a tube, B, having a rose or spray nozzle, 0, at the lower end, which is composed of two parts, (I (1, secured together by a screw-joint or otherwise. The upper end of the tube projects within the reservoir, and its edge forms a valve-seat for a valve, 0, on the lower end of the hand-operated rod E, and held between nuts e, by which it is adjusted. The rod is extended below the valve, and is guided in its movements by a guide-brace, D, secured to one of the parts of the rose, preferably the lower part. A spiral spring, f, surrounding the rod, is confined between an annular stop or ring, f, secured to the inner side of the tube, and aunt, F, by which the tension of the spring is regulated. The rod extends through the reservoir and terminates in ahandle, E. A brace, F, located near the mouth of the reservoir, holds the rod in place and guides it in its reciprocating movements. The ends of the brace are bent at right angles and fitted into keep- (No model.)

ers a, on diametrically opposite sides of the reservoir.

The reservoir is provided with abail, G, by which it may be readily carried. The handle E of the valve-operating rod extends within convenient reach of the bail, so it may be grasped by the fingers and actuated to unseat the valve and permit the fluid contained in the reservoir to be discharged in a spray from the rose. The spring positively returns the valve to a normal position, and may be located at any point along the length of the rod; but the position shown is preferred, as it is out of the way and may be readily removed for repairs. By having the perforated part (1 of the rose made removable, it can be easily cleaned or interchanged for another of finer or coarser openings. Braces H, interposed between the bottom of the reservoir and the rose, stay the latter.

The handle E of the operating-rod may be separable therefrom and adj ustably connected therewith, as shown by dotted lines, Fig. 2. By this construction the distance between it and the bail may be varied to suit different persons.

The invention is not confined to the exact construction shown, especially in regard to what kind of a spring shall be used, and also as to where the same shall be located in its relation with the said valve, the right to vary the same consistently with the spirit of the invention being reserved. Furthermore, the spring could be dispensed with, for the weight of the water will, under all ordinary conditions, hold the valve down and return it to its seat after having been raised. I prefer to make the sprinkler with the spring, as shown.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s

The herein shown and described sprinkler, consisting of the reservoir closed at one end, a removable brace and bail at the opposite end, a tube connected with the closed end, a two-part rose or spray nozzle secured to the lower end of the tube, braces interposed between the nozzle and reservoir, a guide-brace secured to the removable part, a valve, an oping through the upper and lower guidebraces,

erating-rod guided in its movements by work- I In testimony whereof I affix my signature in 1c I presence of two witnesses.

and a spiral spring located on the rod and seated within the tube and confined between a STEPHEN M. CRAWFORD.

stop proj eating from the tube and a nut on the rod, said rod being provided with a handle at Witnesses:

its upper end within convenient reach of the l ABNER F. NOYES, bail, substantially as and for the purpose de- 1 ED. F. PAYNE.

' scribed. 

